Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers
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Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers

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Alan Alda explores surgical weight loss, global warming, hydrogen fuel and more.
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  1. S15 F1Surgical Slimmers

    18. Januar 2005
    26 Min.
    TV-G
    In spite of the risks, people are lining up to solve their weight problems in the operating room. And if the latest device -- an implantable stomach "pacer" -- works out, millions more will be taking the surgical way out.
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  2. S15 F2Cars That Think

    25. Januar 2005
    26 Min.
    TV-G
    The fully automatic car may be down the road a bit, but cars that do your thinking for you are just around the corner -- they watch out for hazards, they listen to you, they read your lips, they even know when you're distracted.
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  3. S15 F3Going Deep

    1. Februar 2005
    26 Min.
    TV-G
    Take a look back at the decades of effort that culminated in the deep sub Alvin reaching the ocean floor, and see what's next now that Alvin's retiring.
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  4. S15 F4Chimp Minds

    8. Februar 2005
    26 Min.
    TV-G
    Visit with an engaging, if unruly, bunch of cousins that we formally broke up with about 6 or 7 million years ago, and with whom we share almost all of our genes, but not a lot of our lifestyle. Why the difference? Maybe it's in how we learn.
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  5. S15 F5Hot Planet - Cold Comfort

    15. Februar 2005
    25 Min.
    TV-G
    So you think global warming won't affect you? Wait until the great Atlantic Conveyor shuts down. And find out what's already happening in Alaska.
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  6. S15 F6Hydrogen Hopes

    22. Februar 2005
    26 Min.
    TV-G
    We've all heard of hydrogen as the fuel of the future, but what will it take to get there from here? How can we create hydrogen from renewable sources like the sun, and how do we store it safely once we've got it?
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  7. S15 F7Hidden Motives

    1. März 2005
    26 Min.
    TV-G
    If you think you know why you do things, you're probably wrong. Explore how our unconscious determines our behavior, including why we buy things that are "cool."
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  8. S15 F8The Secret Canyon

    29. März 2005
    26 Min.
    TV-G
    The best kept secret of American archeology is now revealed -- an entire canyon of perfectly preserved 1,000-year-old remains. Who were these people, and where did they come from?
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  9. S15 F9Cybersenses

    5. März 2005
    26 Min.
    TV-G
    Replacement synthetic senses for people are now a reality. Children as young as 12 months are already getting artificial hearing, while the first trials of electronic retinas for the blind are just beginning.
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  10. S15 F10Robot Pals

    12. April 2005
    26 Min.
    TV-G
    To be really useful, robots need to behave as cooperative partners, rather than mindless machines. Meet three robots, including a future member of an astronaut team, that are trying to better understand us.
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